The nursing instructor is discussing cystic fibrosis (CF) with his clinical group. What would the instructor cite as the hallmark pathology of CF?
A) Alveolar mucous plugging, infection, and eventual bronchiectasis
B) Bronchial mucous plugging, inflammation, and tissue damage
C) Atelectasis, infection, and eventual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
D) Bronchial mucous plugging, infection, and eventual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
B
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CF results in the accumulation of copious amounts of very thick secretions in the lungs. Eventually, the secretions obstruct the airways, leading to destruction of the lung tissue. Mucous plugs occur in CF, but it is at the bronchial level, not the alveolar level. COPD is not an eventual outcome in this disease.
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